Measles: activation of two different innate immune responses spotted

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Researchers from The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science have described a novel host strategy for combating viruses such as measles virus that affect the mitochondria, structures within the cell. The presence of the RNA genome of the measles virus activates one pathway of innate immunity, and the release of mitochondrial DNA into the cell through the action of the virus also triggers a separate pathway dependent on a molecule known as cGAS.

2021.10.15

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Measles: activation of two different innate immune responses spotted

Researchers from The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science describe a novel feature of the immune response to certain viruses such as measles

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